Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Saturday evening, March 29 Yoder’s Restaurant, New Holland, Pennsylvania Welcome by Gene Gehman, owner-operator/truck driver and Lancaster Chapter member. Larry Rohrer, founder of Rohrer Family Companies, One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning, Ben Franklin Plumbing, and Mr. Sparky Electric, gave the invocation by praying a Psalm of blessing on the evening and on Transport For Christ. […]
God is light, pure light; there’s not a trace of darkness in him. 1 John 1:5 (The Message)
We Love You! Grandpa & Grandma
The other day I heard a very loud noise outside and noticed a helicopter flying very low. Two possibilities quickly went through my mind: They were in trouble. They were looking for someone? We live close to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and at times low-flying helicopters are in our area looking for someone who is running away from police. But when it appeared that they […]
Keep me from stupid sins, from thinking I can take over your work. Psalm 19:13 (The Message)
We Love You! Grandpa & Grandma
Monday, March 17 I wonder why the birds aren’t coming by today. I have been sitting here for fifteen minutes. Still nothing. It’s such a strange thing. They aren’t coming to the other feeders either. Yawn! This is getting boring. Maybe I ‘m not being subtle enough. Do you think I should go back to my usual hiding […]
Romans 12:10 (GOD’S WORD Translation)
Saturday Morning, March 22 This has become an annual breakfast for us ~ the morning after Living Hope Native Ministries Banquet. We knew we were in for a bit of a wait when there were people standing outside waiting. There was also a fairly large group of people waiting inside. It was a nice (but cold) […]
A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. Hebrews 12:15-17 (The Message)
Spring 2014 Banquet ~ Friday, March 21 Yoder’s Restaurant ~ New Holland, Pennsylvania Emcee ~ Kevin Horning This banquet is an attraction to us because of the three summers (late 1980s) we spent at Pikangikum ~ a native island reserve in Northwest Ontario ~ leading a team of young people from our church to teach a one-week Bible school. […]
in purity and peace. 2 Peter 3:14 (The Message)
Tuesday, March 25 Just about the time we think spring has arrived, it snows again. I don’t think he was quite ready for that gust of wind. A bit of snow does give me opportunity for some creative pictures ~ and I love any photo-op. 🙂
such things mean nothing. Whether a person has Christ is what matters, and he is equally available to all. Colossians 3:11 (Living Bible)
I have seen seventy years worth of sunsets ~ and never tire of this end-of-day beauty. My interest in a sunset usually begins with the first pink glow in the evening sky. On this particular evening ~ when I went to photograph the evening sky ~ about a week ago, I noticed that one of our trees […]
Psalm 37:7 (The Voice)
The loud honking sound caused me to look up. I knew from the media that they were at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area ~ thousands of migrating water fowl ~ Snow Geese, Tundra Swans, and Canada Geese. The news from Middle Creek (8-10 miles from us as the geese fly ) estimated that at the height of the migration (about […]
are not related to how rich we are. [Jesus] Luke 12:15 (Living Bible)
This morning we sang an old familiar song that we haven’t sung for a long time. We were invited to stand, and as soon as we began the chorus, my mind went back to my parents living room ~ when I was a preschooler ~ and my aunts and some other relatives stood in a large doorway […]
Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart. Earn a reputation for living well in God’s eyes and the eyes of the people. Proverbs 3:3-4 (The Message)
Saturday, March 15 I have a few more pictures to help you visualize what it was like to attend our local mud sale. Outside wagonload sale Outside the furniture tent. There were some “interesting” things in the field rows. I went back to the animal pens because there were too many people there during my […]
Paul urges believers, then and now, to walk wisely. It involves living well every day. Ephesians 5:21 (The Voice)
Saturday, March 15 My view of people as I walked toward the quilt tent. The auctioneer was selling small quilted items when I was there, so I had to settle for pictures of the few quilts that were hanging or those folded neatly on the rack. After visiting the quilt tent, I again walked through the […]
Live on your land and be dependable. Psalm 37:3 (Easy-to-Read Version)
Saturday, March 15 There was a tempting array of baked goods and lunch items inside the fire hall. We love homemade bread, so I bought a loaf of wheat bread. It is so moist and delicious! The aroma of grilling chicken carried to anyone who was downwind of this area. I took this picture as he was turning […]
Let us press on to know him, and he will respond to us as surely as the coming of dawn or the rain of early spring. Hosea 6:3 (Living Bible)
Saturday, March 15 It was a cool ~ sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy day ~ a wonderful Saturday morning to walk around our local mud sale. Mud sale you ask? What is that? They are an area phenomenon ~ benefit auctions for fire companies and Amish schools. If you really like them you can find one almost every Saturday from the […]
and remember Christ’s patient endurance. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 (Easy-to-Read Version)
These pictures didn’t quite fit into the baby shower pictures, but this is what we saw at the entrance to the barn – which is on the property of an excavating business. Cerwin thought it looked like something that was pulled by horses and used in a stone quarry. Does anyone know what it is? […]
He is here, close by my side, so nothing can defeat me. Psalm 16:8 (Easy-to-Read Version)